Seeing this rare opportunity, Javier spoke up again to remind everyone to flee. While the couple, Simmons and Carla, were fighting amongst themselves, it was their best and only chance to escape this hotel building.
After all, if a fight truly broke out within the narrow confines of the hotel, they would surely be killed beyond any hope of survival; the open streets were the best battlefield.
However, hearing Javier's reminder, while everyone else prepared to leave, a striking red figure chose not to...!
Volume 9 Resident Evil 6: Chapter 52 Mixed Doubles Match
Ada did not intend to leave. Instead, she slowly walked forward. Looking at the floor-to-ceiling window shattered into a massive hole, Ada's expression remained calm.
She reached out and picked up the only remaining Enhanced C-Virus Injector from the floor, carrying it with her. Clearly, her mind was made up.
"Are you sure about this...?"
Seeing Ada's determined expression, Javier knew there was no point in trying to dissuade her, so he asked simply. He knew exactly what Ada wanted to do.
Carla, that imposter, was not dead yet.
Ada intended to deal with Carla personally, even though Carla had already transformed into a powerful C-Virus monster at this moment.
This imposter,
she had to be thoroughly cleaned up. Ada would not allow anyone to live in this world using her identity.
"I don't know..."
"But I have to handle my own business. What about you... do you trust me?"
Facing Javier's inquiry,
Ada gave a soft laugh. She knew their mutual understanding was profound; even if she just stood there silently,
Javier still knew exactly what she wanted to do.
This was the manifestation of a relationship that satisfied Ada most. Thus, instead of answering directly, she countered with a question for Javier.
She certainly wasn't sure of herself.
In fact, Ada never had absolute certainty when dealing with many bio-organic monsters in the past. But if Javier believed in her, then even without certainty, she would become confident. A lover's trust was Ada's greatest encouragement and support.
"I see..."
"Don't push yourself if there's danger. Give me a little time; I'll come help you once I've handled things here."
"Also... watch out for liquid nitrogen. Although Carla's spore liquid can divide and regenerate infinitely, she fears the cold. Extreme cooling from liquid nitrogen can stop her body's movements. It's the best way to deal with her once and for all!"
Facing Ada's counter-question,
Javier was silent for a moment, but then quickly gave Ada some cautionary words,
including the weaknesses of Carla, the spore queen, giving Ada as much help as possible at the end.
The two understood each other perfectly,
so persuasion was useless. Javier could only hope that Ada wouldn't act impulsively at a critical moment.
As long as Ada could hold out until Javier dealt with Simmons, that transformer, he would have the strength to help her eliminate Carla, the spore queen.
They were now in a 'mixed doubles match' as a couple.
Ada would face Carla, while Javier dealt with Simmons. Each had their own duties and their own battles to fight.
After all...
given the powerful division and regeneration abilities of the C-Virus,
even if they fell from the sixteenth floor and turned into meat paste, it was impossible for Carla and Simmons to die so easily.
...
"Alright...!"
In the face of Javier's trust,
Ada smiled charmingly. Then, without any hesitation, she drew the Grappling Gun from her thigh and quickly leapt down from the hole in the floor-to-ceiling window.
With the firing of the Grappling Gun,
a tough steel cable hooked onto the edge of the window frame.
Ada swung down the side of the hotel building as effortlessly as an experienced rock climber.
In just the blink of an eye,
Ada disappeared from sight.
Javier didn't hesitate either. He grabbed Sherry, who was beside him, and prepared to head out. When he reached the door of the room, he ran into Leon and Helena, who were waiting there.
"Javier, where's Ada... where did she go?"
Seeing that Ada had already vanished from the room, Leon, worried about her safety, asked with a slight frown.
He and Ada hadn't seen each other for seven or eight years. He had wanted to use this chance to catch up with her, but he hadn't expected her to disappear in an instant, as mysterious as ever.
"This is the only evidence to clear your names..."
"Simmons carried this laptop with him personally. If you decrypt it, you might find the evidence of Simmons' crimes you're looking for, including various data and records from his private research on the C-Virus."
"Also, there's a helicopter parked on the hotel rooftop. Leon, you and your partner Helena go pilot that helicopter for aerial support. There might be a tough battle ahead. As for Ada, she has her own matters to handle."
Hearing Leon's concerned inquiry,
Javier did not answer directly.
Instead, he took out the laptop Simmons had previously left in the bathroom and handed it to Leon and Helena, explaining its importance.
Then he pointed toward the hotel rooftop above them,
gesturing for the two of them to hurry and take control of that vital armed vehicle. It would be of great use once the real fighting started.
...
"Wait, what about you two...?"
This time it was Helena who spoke. When she saw the laptop Javier handed over, she was very surprised.
She hadn't expected the evidence to prove their innocence to be inside this computer.
It was truly unexpected, but looking at Javier and Sherry beside him, Helena asked out of concern.
After all, if she and Leon flew away in the only aerial vehicle, the helicopter, what would the two of them do?
The entire Lanxiang City was plunged into the chaos of Resident Evil, with zombies everywhere. How could they possibly leave without a helicopter?
"Don't worry about that. We won't be leaving this city for a while, so the helicopter is in your hands. Those two monsters, Simmons and Carla, won't die that easily."
"And those two monsters won't let us go either, so we still need to fight. I'll leave the support to you. Sherry, come with me...!"
Without hesitation,
after a brief explanation to Leon and Helena,
Javier pulled Sherry by the hand and headed toward the elevator. He needed to go check on the status of those two C-Virus monsters, Simmons and Carla, immediately.
Furthermore, he needed to cause as much of a commotion as possible to continuously draw the attention of the Government Forces and the BSAA units supporting Lanxiang City.
Only by drawing these people over
could they better deal with the couple, Simmons and Carla. At the same time, Javier had to inform Chris and the others about the HAOS.
He needed them to go and eliminate the ultimate C-Virus B.O.W., the HAOS, hidden in the underwater oil field base in the HK Sea Area.
After all, the HAOS was the most critical factor.
It didn't matter if that madwoman Carla died, but if the HAOS were released,
it would contaminate the global oceans in just one week. By then, the entire world would truly face the destruction Carla had envisioned—!!!
...
Meanwhile,
outside the hotel building,
just as Javier had predicted, the couple, Simmons and Carla, did not die so easily.
After Simmons, in his Saber-toothed Tiger Form, knocked Carla out of the window, he used his sharp claws to latch onto the building's wall.
He stopped mid-air instead of falling straight down.
However, Carla, being a liquid spore entity, lacked this ability. The white, viscous liquid—resembling spring water—slammed into the ground all at once.
It splattered and spread instantly, but as the spore queen, Carla was almost immune to physical attacks.
Thus, even after falling from the sixteenth floor,
there was no danger. She easily reformed her shape, as unkillable as a slime.
"Roar—!!!"
Seeing that Carla wasn't dead,
Simmons was furious. In his Saber-toothed Tiger Form, he leaped and descended along the exterior of the hotel building, quickly reaching the ground to face Carla again.
Accompanied by the spread of billowing steam, Simmons exited his transformed state. Countless pieces of flesh began to recombine and shrink.
Simmons' original human form appeared before Carla once more, his body covered in cracks.
His clothing had completely vanished, leaving only a crimson, naked body.
But Simmons didn't care about this. There were hardly any living people left in this city anyway, and since he had already become a monster, he no longer bothered with things like 'dignity.'
"Carla, you must die here today. I say so."
"Although you forced me to inject the enhanced C-Virus, compared to your ugly, sulfuric liquid state, my appearance clearly retains more human characteristics."
"So your delusions are likely to fail. As long as I can control the C-Virus power within me, I can still serve as a Senior Security Advisor to the US Government and the leader of the Family Organization. I might even turn this disaster into a blessing and rise even higher."
Having returned to his human form,
Simmons looked at the white spore Carla before him, his face once again showing a expression of disgust.
His face changed so rapidly;
just a moment ago, Simmons was begging for mercy, but the next second he had a different face, kicking Carla while she was down.
After all, he suddenly realized...
the power within him didn't seem that violent or dangerous.
If given a little time to adapt, controlling the C-Virus was not just a pipe dream.
Therefore,
Simmons, having potentially gained transcendent power, naturally looked down on Carla, this ugly spore queen.
Previously, Carla still had a resemblance to Ada, but now... that mass of milky white viscous liquid was extremely revolting to Simmons.
"You..."
"Go, my servants, tear this man apart right here—!!!"
Faced with Simmons' blatant disgust,
Carla's composure began to crumble. She hadn't expected Simmons to be so lucky as to not turn into an ugly monster,
but instead gain a miraculous power—much like a transformer—to switch freely between human and beast forms.
This infuriated Carla.
Added to his recent mockery, Carla didn't hesitate. She directly controlled all the surrounding spore clones to rush at Simmons.
*Gurgle gurgle...*
The white spore liquid flowed,
and from this viscous spore liquid, several spore clones suddenly emerged.
Compared to the main body, these spore clones actually looked more like Ada, at least not as bloated as Carla's true form.